Voting-machine.



. G, 11. OCUMPAGH.

' VOTING MACHINE.

APPLIOATION FILED 111B. zo, 1896.

.Ptehd Jan. 2, 1912.

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G. H. OGUMPAUGH.

VOTING MACHINE. v APPLIUAWTION FILED PEB. 2o, 189s.

Patented 1111.2, 1912.

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.l Irreguldr XYZ-- o. H. QUMRAUGH.

VOTING MACHINE. APPLICATIONLFILED PEB. 20, 1896,

Patented, Jan. 2, 1912.

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o. II. OCUMIPA'IIGH.

VOTING MACHINE. APPLHIATION FILED rss. z'o, 189e.

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o. H. OGUMPAUGH.

- VOTING MACHINE.

APBLIOATION'IILED FEB. 20, 1896.

Patented Jan. 2, 1912.

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0. H.' OCUMPAUGH. A VOTING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 20, 1896.

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CHARLES HERBERT OCUMPAUGH, v0F ItOEI-IIES'IER,A NEW YORK.

VOTING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 2,1912.

Application filed February 20, 1.896. Serial No. 580,017.

To all whom 1li may concern.' i Be it known that I, CHARLES HERBERTOCUEIPAUGH, a citizen of the United States,

residing at Rochester, in the county of Monroe, in the State of NewYork, have invented certain Improvements in Voting-Machines,

Iof which the following is a specification, ref- `specited in the claimsannexed to the said specification.

In the accompanying drawings, representing my improvements' in votingmachines; Figure l is a perspective View of the boot-h and votingchamber, the former being broken out to show the voting mechanism. Fig.la is a pla-n view of the booth and turnstile, the collapsible votingVcompartment being shown in section, and as collapsed on the booth indotted lines. Fig. 2 represents the crank on the shaft of the turnstile.Fig. 3 represents the clock mechanism as seenvfrom the inside of thevoting compartment. Fig. 4-is a side elevation of the machine. Figs. 5and 6 represent a modified form of the interlocking devices between thepushabars. Fig.

7 is a front view of the key-plate, showing the arrangement of thepushes and the irregular voting devices,-and the separation of thepushes into groups for Federal and State, and county and localcandidates. Fig. 8 represents the arrangement of the pushes when asingle irregular-voting device is used for all the otces. Fig. 9 is arear view of one of the counters. Fig. 10 is a front view of thecounterdisks. Fig. 11 is a sectional view of the counter. Fig. 12represents the inclined pallets which actuate the unitswheel. Fig. 13 isa front View of the irregular voting mechanism. Fig. 14 is a sideelevation of the same. Fig. 15 is a side elevation of a modified form ofthe same. Fig. 16 is a plan viewof the same. Fig. 17 is a plan view ofthe select-ive voting mechanism, showing the keys or pushes and slidingbars, the counters, the interlocking and restoring mechanisms, and thestraight-ticket device. Fig. 18 is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 19is a side elevation of the interlocking mechanism in the multicandidategroup,

showing the parts above the line 19--19, Fig. 20. Fig. 2O isa plan viewof the mechanism of the multicandidate group, showing the arrangementfor four vertical rows of pushes. Fig. 21 represents the inner end ofone of the interlocking rods. Fig. 22 is a broken perspective of theAvoting mechanism,

showlng the means for locking the same and also the means for returningthe voting mechanism to normal position. Fig. 23 is a partialperspective,illustrating the locking mechanism for the multicandidategroup; and Figs. 24 and 25 are partial elevations of the same.

My improvements in voting machines comprise a booth A, of suitabledimensions, containingv the key-plate B, which supports the keys, thecounting, interlocking and f other requisite mechanisms, and thecollapsible voting compartment C, provided with the door D, protected bythe turnst-ile E. The voting compartment is constructed so than-ftheturnstile and its connections having been removed,-it can be collapsedon the'booth, as clearly shown in Figs. 1, 1a and 4, whereby the bulk ofthe apparatus can be materially reduced forpurposes of storage orshipment. For this purpose the voting compartment isconstructed of thesidewall a., the ends b b1, and a suitable roof c, (omitted in Fig. la)but without floor, and

open on the side n'eirt` the lbooth, which isy also open, so that, byraising it slightly, the roofcan slide over the top of the booth, andthe ends can move along the ends/of the booth, until the booth isentirely covered by the voting compartment,-in which position it may besecured by any suitable catches. hooks, or other devices. The side-walla of the voting-compartment then rests at a1 against the edges of theend wallsv and top of the booth, and incloses and protects the key-platetherein. The floor of the booth preferably projects beyond the ends andon the side next the voting compartment, forming ledges. d against whichthe lower edges of the' side and ends of the voting compartment bear,when the same is collapsed, as clearly indicatcdin Fig. 1. It will beunderstoody that rthe ledge on the side of the/ of the voting.compartment to titl closely against the end-walls of the booth. Thekey-plate B is placed at some distance inside the booth, awa-y from thevoting compartthe voter.

l, ment, Vso as partrnent constrn teeY of any so.

dimensions, andr of any hable materials, o either wood e heet-m l, s.-tially of each. lliedoo is 'tno inner edge of the en y l, so that it mwhen ment is collapses., fold i tion ofthe booth. The

lines in d of e the'voting compartment n l voter passes `in enteri andmachine.' i

l/Vhen the voting compartment 1s -v l i n 1.

collapsed on the booth, the 'door is roided inward parallel "to thekey-plate, as vindi! cated by 'the dottedlines in Fig. la, so as vnot tointerfere with the voting coinpartment. A stop, F is previd'ed when thevoting-'machine is setup for use, which limits the opening movement ofthe door, and prevents outsideparties from looking into vthe booth so asto see the key-plate. This stop may be conveniently atlixed to the roofof the' voting compartment, reaching downward into the path of the door.lt will of course be understood that the stop is removed in order tecollapse the voting compartment. 'llhe limit of the inward movement ofthe,V door-When the stop Fis used to control it, is indicated by dottedlines in AFig. la. When-set up for .use the voting compartment isattached to the booth by catches, bolts or other suitable devices. Thedoor D opens inward, being made somewhat widerthan the opening inthe endwhich 4it closes, so as to prevent the 'view into the compartment'whenopen. rllhe door need not be provided with any lock or catch, when usedin connection with vthe turnstile, although a spring or weight ispreferably arranged to keep it shut. Un-th'eside opposite the votingcompartment, the 'booth is provided with a removable or hinged door,

G, provided with suitable locks,` through which the counters areinspected at the close 'of' an election, to determine the number ofvotes cast for the" different candidates. f-

The turnstile E consists ofthe yarms j f1 arranged at a suitable anglewith each other and constructed to swing on a vertical shaft or axis g.The arms 'f f1 are preferably ar ranged atright angles with each other,so

thatwhen, on the yentrance of a .properly accredited voter, the arm. flswings inward a quarter'of 'a turn, the arm f1, will'take its ,place,-thus closing the passage to the door D, until the voter emerges from thevoting compartment. The shaft or a-Xis g is p'rbvided-with a ratchetf-L,Fig. 4 controlled by a weighted A,p'awl g, lwhichl prevents 'theswinging of the arms ofthe turnstile eircept asthe pawl is'disengagedfrom the ratchet by a proper election otcial, after lthe inrough w n ichthe shall have properly qualied. le. however swings freely to allowofthe voter. 'lhevshaft g of the turnstlle is supported by a suitablehollow post, j, which may be bolted to the floor of the room in whichthe vot-ing machine is installed, and this post is connected to theend-wall of the booth by a hollow in, the inner end `of which maydetachably secured te the booth in any suitable manfY ner. lnside thearm ll# is placed-the rod 5 which is pivoted at its outer end 'to thecrank m on the shaft g of the turnstile, and is connected at its innerend with the devices bywhich the voting mechanism is restored to itsnormal position, between each voting operation. hen the turnstileswingsinward, to admit. a voter, the arm Z is drawn outward by the crank m,and this motionis transmitted inside thevbooth and operates to restorethe voting mechanism, as shown in Fig. 1 andhereinafter described. Thedoorv permits a voter to .leave the booth, in case he desires to ask forinformation, without operating the turnstile. ltwillbe'observed that,owing to the position ofthe crank m, the movementV of the rod Z is atfirst rapid, .and decreases gradually,-thus insuring the restoration ofthe voting mechanism before the turnstile has been fully opened. The armf is provided with a hingev n, and a lock, so that, when desired, thearm may be dropped down, as indicated by the .dotted lines in Fig. 4, orotherwise moved lout of the way', so as to permit access to the votingcompartment under the control of the election official, who is providedwith a key to the lock, without operating the rod Z and its connectedrestoring devices. A. post 0 and armp are arranged so as to form the sieof the inlet passage opposite the turnst' e.

lt will of course be understood that when the voting-machine iscollapsed7 the turnstile, the posts and arms, and the rod Z aredetached. rl`he joint in the arm f also facilitates shipment, byreducing the space occul' .pied by the turnstile.

The 4coperation of the turnstile and voting 'mechanism being entirelyindependent of` the booth and voting compartment, it is evident thelatter may be dispensed with, vand my invention is designed to include'such an arrangement.

The key plate, as it appears to the voter inside the voting compartment,is represented in F ig. 'l and shown in plan Fig. 7. s

The keys which represent the candidates for national or State officersare arranged in one group, while the keysfor county or, city or localolicials are arranged in another groups .Each of the keys in each groupis arranged to operate its correspond-ing counter, and interlockingdevices -.-..hereinafter described are provided by which the operationof more l dicating the general arrangement.

than one of the keys among those devoted to any particular oiiice, isprevented, as indicated in Fig. 22. Each group is ,provided withmechanismfor voting a straight ticket,-'-rthat is,L for operating allthe coun ters for all the candidates of any one politi'- cal party, andeach group is also provided with mechanism for registering any votes forirregular candidates, that is, for parties who are not regularly innomination for the particular oiiice by any of the political pa'r ties.On the left hand side of Fig. 7 I have represented that portion of thekey-board which is devoted 'to Federal and State otilcials,-the localvcandidates being arranged on the right hand in the said ligure. It willof course be understood that the machine is properly constructed as tothe number of political parties, or the number of oices to be illed,-theaccompanying drawings e pushes or keys which operate' thestraight ticketare arranged at the top of each verti cal row. Thus, if the voterdesires toA vote for all the Democratic candidates for na-Y tional andState oicers, he operates the upper push, marked sin Fig.v 7, intheDemocratic column, .and so onfor' anyo the parties in either thenational or local groups. If he desires to vote selectively, he willoperate the pushes devoted to 'the candidates of his choice,-the namesof all the candidates and the ollice'rs for which they are nominatedbeing plainly. displayed in any4 suitable manner in close proximity tothe corresponding pushes. T the voter however desires to cast anirregular vote, he 4will operate the mechanism indicated at z' in Fig-7,by which the name of his preferred candidate (and the oiice if desired)is printed or recorded on a band of paper. This irregular votingmechanism is represented on an enlarged scale in front view in Fig. 13,and is shown in plan and sideI elevation in Figs. 14:, 15 and 16, andindicated in perspec tive in Fig. 22. Thel mechanism is so ar; rangedthat the voter, by swinging aproject-ing lever and engaging it innotches marked with the letters of the alphabet and by then pushing itinward, spells out and prints on the paper the name of his candidate.Thus in Fig. 13 r represents the le` ver `of the irregular-voteprinting-mecha.- nis'm, and the voterwho desires to vote for anirregular candidate, say for Lewis Morgan, will swing the leve'r r inthe slot t until he can engage it with the notch L, and he then pushesthe lever inward as far as it will go, which movement prints the letterL on the paper. He then engages t-he lever 1' with the notch E, andpushes it inward,

and the letter E is printed,-a'nd so on,.1et, ter by letter, until thewhole name of the desired party is spelled out and printed. A ,period isprovided, to be inserted in place of fbetween each printing operation.4-beseen that the manipulation is-simple, and

spaces. The printing mechanism is so constructed that the paper is movedone space- It will easily learned,-the voter has merely to swing thelever r forward or backward in the slot t, as may be required, and toengage itin the proper notch, and then te produce n the impression bypushing itinward until the printing is done. If the voter should printmore than one name, only'the first would be counted as a vote by theelection oliicial's. The construct-ion is vsuch that the irregular voterrst pushes lthe key u, Fig. 7,

opposite the nameof the office for which he desires to vote for someperson not regularly nominated, and this movement permits the lever 1'to be used, and interlocks all the regular keys for that particularotlice, so they cannotbe used.

" To' proceed nowk to a description of the printed,- it will be seenfrom Figs. 14, 16 and 22, that each ofthe irregular voting levers r isprovided with a type wheel H, which is rotated by the swinging of thelever, and which is mounted on a sliding 'carriage L, which canbepressed toward the paper J by `the lever r. The carriage andtype-wheel may be arranged in any suitable manner for the purposesmentioned, but in practice l provide the lever r with a segment e whichengages with a gear w attached to the typewheel -H.

K is a suitable support forthe irregular printing mechanism, attached tothe key plate or other suitable part of the machine. The type-wheel' Hand its connected parts are carried by a suitable frame L, supported onthe plate K inany suitable manner,

so as to reciprocate thereon, as by the screws and slots :r in flangesextending outward from the frame. The reciprocating movementof the frameand type-Wheel received from the lever r, -is indicated by the fulland-dotted lines. in Figs. lfl and 16. This movement brings thetype-wheel Hin contact with the paper J, supported by the' roller'M,whichvis sustained by a stud inserted in the'plate K. The returnmovement ofthe carriage andtype wheel is secured by a suitably arrangedspring, or by the' weight N, c arried by a bell-crank lever pivoted tothe plate K, and bearing by its bent end against the carriage. Thecarriage L is made ofany suitable shape,-being in the accompanyingdrawings shown as bent upward' over the type-wheel, and providedmechanism by which the irregular'ballot is los.A

withlflanges `at its sides 'The segment o -ploycd for this purpose. themechanism shown 1n 'the accompanyingto" impart to the paper Ta. mentbetween the iinpres i type-Wheel. in ordinary pai/vl ano inechanismvmaybeemployedfor tl` s purpose,.-the paWl heingpivotally attacned to iepby, 'i

the carriage, and the 'ratchet vWheel, one' of the rollersover which thepaper runs, or

any other suitable mechanism-.may ern` ravi/ings, in which the toothedWheel @is operated positively by the vibration oi" the pallets z 21 onthe lever P which receives its motion from the carriage L. The lever l?is pivoted at atto a support'on the plate nf, and receives vibratorymotion trom the carriage Lby a bell-crank lever, or Vby the inclinedslotted `arm b2 engaging with pin on the carriage.' The reciprocatingmovement of the carriageiinparts 'io-and fro movement to the pallets,which causes the toothed Wheel 0 to have a correspond'- ing intermittentmotion, and this actuates the drums c1 c2 on which the paper is Wound;

` The band of paper is unwound from one of the rollers and wound ontothe other, ast-he printing operation proceeds.

The pallets e 21 on 'the end of the lever' lD, which actuate the`toothed Wheel U and impart a step by step movement to the band of paperel, are provided with inclined edges and operate in the same mannera's-the pal* lets l t2 represented in l2.- rllhe proportions are soarranged as to move the paper at each printing operation the properdistance suitable for the tf e` used on the Wheel H. ln order to avoidthe .use ink, ll Wind a strip of carbon maniitoldpaper in with the bandoit paperd, either outside" or inside, or between two bander-the paperbeing arranged to move in the proper direc,- tion, andthe roller Mpresenting a proper vsurface against which the impression may be made.The roller M is sustained by a stud arising from the base-platel K, andthe.

rolls'c1 c2` are arranged to revolve on suitable shafts.

ltvvill of course be understood that the irregular voting mechanism isinterlocked With the selective voting mechanism,'-that is that when avoter presses in one of thel pushes u, he cannot thereafter' operate anyof the other pushes in the sar` row, nor can he use the straigt-ticket'prsh. ln a similar manner, if votes the straightticket, hecannot use any ot the irregular voting mechanisms, and ii `he votesselec-- tively, he cannot use the irregular voting mechanism 1n the samerow.' locking mechanism by Whichthese results are accomplished aredescribed hereinafter'.

In 7, I have represented the keyplateB as provided with the pushesarrangedlin two divisions, one for the Federal and State oces, andanother for the 4veter can not on l prefer howeverv pressed 4against thepaper by the sar-ne moverions offices. s y around its periph-ery withletters or marks -djates name on the paper, and at the same lockingdevices'betiveen the irregular votl horizontal,

The inter-I o'ices, an irregular provided for eac.

oince. ln w a represented allA th candidates for all t e olices asgrouped i single division, th only one irregular a@ voting-mechanism,61, provided for .all oiiices,-the a g ent being lsuch 'that the ry'irint the nainev of li erred innoininate candidate, but tltlefoftheolice to Whi 'such person .shoul c secured by providing tl-e additionalAlever r?, Fig.l l5; and' tl type-Wlreei H1, which is supported on thecarriage li, and is :nent which aus'es Wheelv H tol print. rl'he arrnorleverfr. swings a slot 3 in the notched plate' its, Figo i3, the lower,edge o-:tjvvhich is provided with a series ci? notches marked tocorrespond with the varlhe Wheel H1 ris provided' ter of the ,irregularcandidates name. ln

this Way thername of the irregular candidate and theolicc for which heis proposed, are simultaneously printed on the band rolf paper. rlhearrangement is in other respects the same as that already described forthe wheel H, and the operation is the same,- the lever 111 beingconnected With the Wheel itil by a pinion and/gear,- o? nfl, so thatwhen the. lever 11? rests in one of the marked notches, 'the name of thecorresponding yofiice is presentedy tothe roll. M. The inter A lill@ ing,device l and the pushes or keys shown in Fig. 8, Willbe describedhereinafter.

The lgeneral construction and arrange- `rment or'. the selective votingmechanism `Wi1l befunderstood from Figs, l'Z, 18, and

115 22including the. interlocking devices, the push-locking andrestoring mechanism, .and the counters, -Which are shown on an en-Alarged scale-in Figs. 9 to I2 inclusive.

B, Figs. '17 and 18, also in Fig. l, is the 120 key-plate' orpush-plate', placed in front ot the voting mechanism, Where the voterinA the yvoting compartment can have access -to the selective votingpushesp, and the straight ticket pushes s, all of Whichprojectthroughthe plate. The parts called4 pushes herein are also customarily styledindicators or keys., t its.- edges the key-plate is secured to theVinterior of the booth in -any suitable manner, sothat the' voter cannotin any Way 13o interfere, 'with the vot-ing mechanism. At the rear..ofthe voting mechanism'is the platecBl, which may be the rear wall of thebootn, and which may be provided With the door Gr, by opening which thecounters are inspected and the number of the votes cast for the,different candidates determined at the close of the election by theproper officials. At cach end of the voting mechanism, suitable bars orAplates, C1, Fig. 17, extend across between the plates B B1, and serve tosupport the various operative parts. Intermediate plates or bars may beemployed forl these purposes if desired. There are also certain uprightsupporting bars, such as lI)1 D2, which sustain some of themechanism,-these bars being attached to suitable plates forming the topand bottom of the booth, or to plates placed immediately above and belowthe voting mechanism,-the intention being to inclosev thevoting'mechanism on all sides, so that its indications cannot be in anyWay changed during the progress of an. election. The pushes p areconnected to or made in one piece Withthe bars R3, which extend across"the voting mechanism and operate the counters S by`A a .spring paWl-andratchet, or v.by the inclined pallets represented in Figs. 11 and 12,which engage with the teeth of the toothed Wheel T and 'impart to it astep-bystep movement. /Vhen one of the pushes p is actuated by thevoter, the pallet t1, acting by its inclined side against one of theteeth ofthe Wheel T, imparts to it one-twentieth of a revolution, and,yWhen vhe leaves the voting compartment, and passes .through theturnstile E, the voting devices are all returned to their normalpositions, (by connections hereinafter described), the bars R are moved'from right to left in Fig. 17, and the pallet t2 imparts to the -WheelT the remaining twentieth part of a revolution, necessary toshift thecounter one point -or number. The Wheel T has attached to it a diskul,which has a tooth r2, Fig.v 10, on its edge Which operates the nextnotched disk u2. The Wheel T operates to register the units, beingprovided on its face With the nulnbers 0 to 9 as shown in Fig. 9, thedisk o3 on the notched 'disk u2 registers the tens, and the disk o5registers the hundreds of the votescast. The disk al on the Wheel Toperates the disk u2, and the latter operates the notchedpdisk u3,- thearrangement being such that each disk imparts a movement of one-tenth ofa revolutionl to its left-hand neighbor in Fig. 9, when it has made acomplete revolution.. The three counter disks .enable the machine toregister the votes east at any vone election up to 999, which issufficient for ordinary purposes, al-

though the system may be extended by the i employment of another disk,if desired.

The toothed Wheel T receives a step-by-step the machine.

movementvfrom the reciprocating motion of the pallets t1 252 movingacross the edge of the wheel, and engaging With one tooth after anotherand urging them onward in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 9. Thepallets are constructed in any suit-able Way, and

attached to the end of the push-bar R, Which slides to-and-fro inasultable opening in the case Z of thecounter. It Will of course beunderstood that each push and .push-bar is provided with itscorresponding counter. At the rear of each counter, as shown m Fig. 22,the case is closed by the removable plate 01,-through which are madethe' openings indicated by the dotted circles 03, through Which theindications of the counter are examined. In Fig. 9, the counter is shownas set at O00, as it Would be at the commencement of an election. Thetooth -72 on the disk u1, Fig. 10, engages With one of the notches ofthe disk u2 and imparts to the latter at the proper times one-tenth of arevolution. `The periphery of the disk u1 fits curved recesses in theends ofthe teeth of the disk u2, and prevents the latter from turningexcept when acted on by the tooth r2.

o? is a numbered disk attached to the front side of the disk u2. of disku2 is fastened the disk o4, Which acts as a lock for the disk us, exceptWhen the latter is caused lto make one-tenth of a turn by the pin Z2projecting from the disk u2,

. and adapted to engage successively with the On the rear side L notchesin the disk a3. A numbered disk 'v5 is attached to a3 by a collar orother suitable means.

The pin Z2 is inserted on the side of the disk'u2 opposite the toothedWheel -T, so. t'

that it may not interfere With the rotation of t-he Wheel. The disk e4is cut away as indicated at Z5, Fig. 10, to permit the movement of thedisk ua When the pin Z2 is engaged' in one of the notches in itsperiphery. The counting disks revolve on or With the shafts. e2 e3. 'Theshaft e4 of t-he units counter may extend outward,and be squared orotherwise adapted for engagement With a rotary tool, by Which thecounter may be reset at OOt), before an election begin`s,- .A suchoperation taking place When the barI is 1n such position that the teethof the Wheel T are-free to revolve between the points of the `pallets lt2, as indicated in Fig. 11. If the rotary tool be driven at high speedby a geared instrument resembling a breastdrill, the resetting to zeromay be'performed rapidly.v

yThe counters are supported in proper rel lation with the sliding barsR, R1, R2 by the uprights D2, Which are attached vat their ends-toanysuitable stationary part of The bars R, R1, R2 are supported at theirfront ends by the pushes ,-Which slide freely' in openings in the plateand at their rear ends by being arranged able manner, such asby beingarranged to between the plates C1 C1, and supportedif necessary at oneor more'intermediatepoints by the upright D1. Each of the push-bars barsbythe full and dotted lines in Fig. 18. The bars are recessed on theirupper sides to receive the lower ends of the -dogs U, andy i .2 eachofthem is provided with a projection in .the bar, until, at the end .ofthe inward vlowest of these'notches, and' thusl prevents thereturrvmovement of the bar. The dogs .are raised, or'shifted from theirlocking po- .sitions such as indicated at U1 to their. norclearlyunderstood [from Fi'g.` 22. The

i les to slide inguides in the arms attached to scribed. J

`the following manner:-When the voterV l'passesthrom'gh the turnstile onleaving' the booth, through the crank m, the rod Z, the

movement, by the arms g1, Figs. 17 and 18', and the sliding bals orlifting-rods Q, which "under the dogs,` raises.. the dogs and. dis-- thebars D2, Fig. 17, or in any other suitslide through the counters, asalready del provide for locking the push bars lt, R1, R2 against areturn movement, either by accident or design, by `means of the lockingdogs ordetents U, Figs. 18 and 22, which are pivoted on a rod 61,extendingv R, R1, R2 is provided with its corre'- sponding locking dog'lh I The movement 'of the push-bars is vindicated on one of the o1which bears against the dog, and,'when the bar is'actuated, swings itsupper end over from left to right, nntil'it reachesl the positionindicated atto1 (see broken lines in Fig; 18).' Each 'of the dogs isprovided with a'projectin'g pointed arm'nl, whiclnas the' dog swings,engages successively with'a4 series of notches p1 on the side of therecess movement of the, bar,"it' engages with the mal position shown' infulllines in' Fig. 18 and denoted by U, and the barsunlocked in votingcompartment, he imparts a partial revolution to the rock-shaft I, insidethe;

bell-.crank-leverm1, the connection g1, and the crankdl, (see Figs.,1and 4),and lthis` are .provided with the pins h1 engaging engages'themfrm.the 'pu`shbars as will ber swinging movement of Ythe arms tgl isindiv cated by the full and dotted lines in Fig. 18. Theupwardmovementjof 'the lifting rods, which causesthe dogs to swing fromU1 to' U, also returnszthebars f by means oi the dog taking hold oftheshoulder 01' `moving by kthe dotted lines to thelower position, the

. counters.

1. are removedfrom contact with the dogs,

so that the pushes and bars can be operated by thevoter. The dogs willremain in the elevated or upright position, because the points'm1 reston.the Vupper edges of the bars RF1., R2 just back of ythe recesses 'inthem.v The rod el being below the projections o1 on the bars, the latterare. re-

turned by the upward swinging motions of the dogs. Before any of thevbars can be again actuated, the pins 72,1 must be depressed, so as toallow the dogs to swing,

and this is accomplished by the movement' ,.employed.. Allthe dogs ofall the pushes will 4be unlocked froml their corresponding l puslrbarssimultaneously by the movement ofl the rock-shaftl I. The rock-shaft lis.

supported bysuitable journals attached t0 the rear plate -B1, .and armsfrom these` 4journals #,Fig 18, may extend inward and sus'tainjtheuprights D2 which carry the From the that the turnstile and connectionsput the 'foregoing it ,will be4 understood registers corresponding toselectedand actuated keys in condition for counting or registeringthevote by means of a jointed frame comprising rock'bar I, arms glandbars Q.

`The interlocking inechanismis represented iniFi'gs. 17, l18and 22'.- It.consists lessentially of as eries of pivotal slats, V, V1,:

V2, .V3,. corresponding iii/number with the push-bars,;'each slat beingconnected with one of'the'push-bars, so that, when its notches in thevkey bars, and serves to pre.- ventltheir` movement. The bars R, R1', R2are provided with "a .series ofv notches,

bar is actuated, itswings or moves intov an arm, w?, which is connectedto one of the barsby a-pm'andslohor other suitable del vice. When thebari's pushed in, its cor'- responding slat is caused. to swing on.- itsI pivots soxthat its free.' edge enters the notches in all vthe otherbars, which represent the same cnice, and locks them against" beingpushed inward. The position `of one of the slats, V3, at this time, isindicated by dottedlinesin Fig. '18,.y -Each slatis provided with a.notch, 83, Fig.f;17,' where it crcsses thek bar to which it isconnectedso that itmay swing upward when its bar' is actuated; Whenfthe. bars arereturned, by the action of the rock-shaft l,- as already described, theslats are swung' back to their original positions, and the .pushes arethen lifting .rods'Q-`aredepressed, and the pins all unlocked, so thatselective voting Amay 1.3i)

the principle on which myv interlocking devices operate.

In Figs. 5 and t3, I haverepresented a modified arrangement of theinterlocking slats, in Which they are caused to move end- Wise to engagewith the notched push-bars, instead of swinging on pivots. Each bar isconnected to its corresponding locking slat by the bell-crank we,pivoted to any suitable Support,-such as a bar X, Fig. 6, extendingacross the machine,-the arrangement being such lthat when one of thebars` is pushed in, its corrresponding interlocking slat is shiftedendwise laterally of the push-bar as indicated by the full and dottedlines With regard to the bar R and lthe slat V6, Fig.- ,5. The bars areprovided with the notches s2, Fig. 6, in which the slats engagevwhen'shiftedlaterally,-it being understood that each of the slats isprovided Withv a corresponding notch where it-crosses a bar to vwhichitis'connected, by one of the bellcranks @2f-so that the bar is free to'move inward. "In Fig. 5, if'the bar RG be pushed inward, the slatVVwill be shifted laterally and will engage with the notches at s2 onthe lower side 'of theba'rs R8, and will lock these fast.' Ina similarmanner, if the bar R7 be actuated, the slat V7 Will lock the bars R andRS. The slats maybe supported by the bars X, or by any other suitabledevice,-provision being made for allowing them free endwise movement.Each of the push-bars in this arrangement 'is provided with alocking-dog, counting mechanism and returning devices, 1nv a .mannersimilar. lto` that already described.

` The. straight ticket'mechanism consists of .a `suitable push, s, Figs.A7, I8, l7and 18, (preferably located at the top of each vertical row ofcandidates, all belonging inthe same political party,)` and arock-shaft', Y, which is provided with a series of arms .701,- one foreach key, push-bar and counter` in nism is operated so as to castsimultaneously votes for all the candidates of any.. one politicalparty. l The push-bars oftheA straightticket pushes s maybe providedl-With counters, as indicated atS, F igs.17 and 18,. if,

bar, which is provided With la pin or proj ectilon a3, which bears onthe outside of the arm and imparts to the rock-shaft a partial rotationwhen the corresponding push s is actuated. The arms 7.21 are fastened tothe rock-shaft in such positions as to engage with their correspondingpush-bars, and pinsor lugs 2 on the bars on the inside of the arms 7.51cause the bars to move inward when the rock-shaft Y is operated, asshown in Fig. 22. In this manner the actuation of any one of thestraight pushes, operates all the push-bars in its Vvertical row, andthese ,bars operate their corresponding interlocking slats-so that aftercasting 'a straight party vote, the voter cannot vote for any candidateof any other party. The restoration of the parts to normal positionready for the next voter, isfaccomplished in the manner alreaddescribed. It Will be understood that each vertical row of pushes,comprising all the candidates of any one political party, is providedWith its straight ticket rock-shaft and operating levers. Therock-shafts are supported in place inany suitableA Way, as by thearmsgf)3 attached to- .theplate B.

4 Figs. 17, 18 and 252-, is extended beyond the selective votingmechanism, and operates to prevent the type-Wheel H, Figsland 16, frombeing'pushed against the paper. The push u of. the irregular votingmechanism isv provided with a push-bar Which'is connected with the slatV9 by a pin and slotted arm, in a manner exactly like that shown at m1-Figs. 17 and 18. The push aand its pushbar thus impart a partialrotation to the interlocking slat V, in the same Way as the push s andits bar R3' roeks'the slat V3 in Figs. 17 and 18,-the slat V9 beingprovided with a notch similar to s3, Fig.` 17. The slatv V9 rests incontact with the carriage Lor alug thereon, as indicated by the fulllines in Fig. 14, and prevents any printing beingdone, until, byoperating thepush u, the voter turns the slat Vo up outl of the path .ofthe-carriage, and at the` same time locks all the push-bars in the sameho .ontal 'line,--thfat.isv all the voting devices for candidates forthesame oiiice, so that they c `nnot be'operated'.4 The' push-bar of thepush` u Ais also Vpro-vided AWith a locking dog, and

the `restoring mechanism, as. already described;` The voter-,afterhaving actuated` the push u, isv free to? print the name of hispreferred innominate candidate on the band vot the paper, but heJ cannotvote for any regular lcandidate for the particular1 oli-ice representedby the pushes in that horizontal row, because the Slat being engagedEvvlth mit the notches in the push bars of such row,

prevents the operation of any of them, while at the same time itprevents the voter from using any of the straightticket votingmechanisms. yThe slat V extends over the irregular 'voting mechanism,and its end is supported by a journal jf in the transverse C2, Fig. 16.m2, Figs.` 14 and 22, is'a lug on the carriage L, which prevents theinward movementof the carriage when the slat V is down, as indicated bythe full lines. A nger, z2, Fig. 14, attached to the slat VQ- oppositethe print-ing roll M, serves to make the impression of a line or row ofdots on the band of paper between each `irregular vote. The end of thenger a2 is pressed against the paper supported. by

on'the carbon manifoldepaperf-andil thisl impression comes between andseparates each registration of. an irregular-vote. This arrangementfacilitates the counting of the ir.

regular vote, which is done by removing the paper from the rolls andcounting the -numberv of. votes cast for the irregular candidates. V 1Pr'pceeding now to a description of the multicandidate. group, that iswhen two or more.r candidates are nominated for thesame' ofiiceV by thesame party, which is shown in Figs. 19 and 20, it will be observed thatin the drawings provision is made for voting for any five coroners, (orother oiiicers) `out of a total of twenty put in nomination by fourpolitical parties. The system may however be employed fora differentnumber of candidates for the same ofiice, or for aililterent` number ofparties. In Fig. 19, which shows thepushes, push-bars, etc., for averticalrow of tive candidates, R10, R11, R12, R13, R115 represent thepush-bars for a vertieal'frowof `five candidates for coroner, all by thesame party. Each of thesebars*isj provided with a push, acounterfa'locking dogfand restoring mechanism, as already `def scribedand'illustratedin Figs. 17 and .18.- Each of the vertical rows ofpiishes, etc., in'

the multicandidate group, is provided with t-he straight-ticketrockeshaft Y, levers and;

pins, as already described-#said rock-shaft being operated by the pushs, Figa?, at the head of the row on the push-bar R, Fig. 19.

1n this case the pin a3 is placed outside the lever Z1, that the leverand rock shaft are worked bj bar, instead et the reverse.

11 is a rod extending through the muiti'v candidate group, and'supported at'its ends,V by suitable plates or bars C3, attached to anysuitable stationary partsio the machine. All the pushebarslin any onevertical row are provided with the interlocking rods L1,

L2, L3, L4, L5, of the same class or type, be-v ingsubstantiallyidentical in form and operation. These rods are pivoted atAone end to their respective push-bars, at 23, and so bent and shapedthat their other ends are engaged by the slots y2 side by side on therod Il. Fig. 20 represents the. parts below adjacent interlocking rodsL1, L2, L3, L4, L5 cross each other at substantially right angles,

and each ot' the bars is provided with the inclined surface orinterlocking wedge w8,

see Fig. 21. rihe .arrangement is such that-y when one-of theinterlocking'rods is thrust inward, asindicated with re ard to rod L1bythe full and dotted lines in Fig. 19, the wedge m3 on it enters beyondthe edges of the `other rods, 'and partially fills the space allotted tothe rods lengthwise on the rod I1.-

Beyond the wedges m3, the interlocking-rods terminate in a flatprojection w3, which is thinner than the body of the rod. At-each rliheslotted ends of.

end of the rod I1 .are placed the collars or abutments fu, el, Fig. 20,which are placed at such. a distance apart that thezproper number ofinterlocking rods may be thrust inward,*theslots ff sliding onv the rodI1,-`

but that no more can beactuated, becauseA thethickened portions `of therods occupy other wedge can enter. In the unvoted posioutside oftheadjacent rods, but when the push-bars are actuated,y the correspondinginterlocking' rods are thrust inward, (see -all the space between theabutments, and no..

tion, the wedges m? on each "of the rods, is

full and dotted'lines L1, Fig..19,) and their thickened portions ll upthe space between the abutments When this' interlocking .mechanism isadapted to4 three or more vertlcalrows of pushes, as indicated in Fig.20,

-pIOyedff-being 'arranged to `slide llengthwise of the rod I1. In theparticular instance l shown, where 'four rows of tive pushes each are'grouped together by the same interlocking mechanism, the ten'4interlocking :rods yof each pair of rows are conveniently. broughttogether by 4bending lthe rods. toward each 'other'as shown, andthesetwosets are separated by' the sliding 'spacing' block u5,`-the block u@being also used, Dif desired,-and

'the abutments '11 e7 are separated by' such a ldistance as .willonly'permitfive of the wedges m3 to'be inserted between them'. lThen thevoterc'an vote ,torv iverof the twenty candidates', voting for all thelive candidates,

pit any particular party, or splitting hiM Voting as he may desire, butafter he has voted fordthe ve, he cannot vote tor any ot theA .othercandidates in the group, lsince the manner as'to permit the requisiteamountY of lateral movement `to the rods. The length of the spacingblockror blocks is ofcourse proportioned for this purpose. It will bereadily under-stood that the system maybe' adapted to any other, numberofrows or of pushes. In the instance shown, the vo'ter can vote for'anyfive candidates out of the twentyf-such five being selected from anytween the two hands.- Suitable connections of t-he parties, but, after1voting vfor his five preferred persons, he cannot-votefor any of the'other candidates.

Suitable guides are employed for the bars or lifting-rods Q, such asindicated at t5, Fig. 17, attached to the bars D2. The par- ,ticularform and dimension of such reciprocating rod or bar Q is immaterial, andany suitable construction may be used.-

I provide my improved voting machine with a clock which indicatesy thelength of time a voter has been in the booth. Any suitableclock-mechanism will answer the purpose, being provided with a minutehand only, which hand is set back to zero by ,the depression of thetreadle q by the election oflicial, when he admits a voter to the booth.The clock may be provided with two hands, one of which is 4Visible fromthe outside, as in 4, and the other from the interior of the booth, asrepresented in Fig. 3. These hands are attached to the opposite-endsof'a spindle which extendsthrough a hollow shaft of the clockmechanism,-the spindle being driven by friction The clock-mechanism islocated inthe wallof the booth, be-

are'made between the treadle g and a'sliding bar n3, Fig. 3, so thatthe, hands are brought back to zerohwhen the treadle is depressed. Thebar n3 is arranged to slide in suitable guides along the interiorsurface of the wall of the booth, and it is provided with a pin Z3 whichprojects through a slot in the dial,

,andbears against the hand. When the bar travels from left to right inFig. 8, the pin Z3 turns the hand back to zero.

f3, Figs. 3 and 4, representsuitable rods by which the movement of thetreadle g is carried to the bar n3,-suitable bent levers,

g3, being used to transmit the motion around.

ing is done.

be fastened to the handle andv swing with it, or it may travel insuitable-guides, whileA the handle slides through it, when theprint- Themethod of operating the irregular-r vote printing-mechanism, when only asingle printing mechanism is employed, will be understood from Figs. 8,15 and 16. The

voter who desires to vote for an irregular candidate, say fo'r Congress,will push the key u7,.Fig. 8, opposite the row v'of pushes devoted tothel different candidates forsuch .oflic'e, and this movement locks allthe regular pushes, 7)", in such row, and unlocks thev irregular-voteprinting-mechanism 1, so that the voter can use that to registerl hischoice.v

He brings the lever r1 into the notch marked Congress, andthen byworking the lever r and pushing it inward, prints the name of hispreferred. candidate on the paper, and,

atthe same time, the wheel H1 prints the word Congress or some suitableabbrevial tion, opposite each letter ofthe name.. l'If vthe votershouldprint more than one name, Y.

190 vote will be rejected. The marker x4, Fig.,V

only the first willvbe counted, or the whole 15, will indicate on thepaper, the point where each separate voter began and stopped theprinting operation,-such marker. being operated, as indicated by thefull and dotted lines, by the lifting rod Q, the lever cl3 andconnection 7a2. The marker causes the inking ribbon or 4carbon-paper tomake a line on the paper, to show where each yoter began his printing.The push a7 is attached to a reciprocating notched push-bar R15, and isconnected with an interlocking'slat V1", Fig. 15, by an (armwf. When thepush u? is operated, the slat V10 is rocked, and it interlocksfall ythepush-bars of the regular voting-mechanisms in the same horizontal row,as already described. The movement of the slat also unlocks the printingmechanism 'so that it can be used. lThe connection` inward into contactwiththe paper about@y the roll M. It will be understood that there are aseries of stops 'N 1,-one correspondingA to each of the officesrepresented on Fig. 8,

and that these stops are so located that theyengage with the notch b3 inthe handle r1 when the handle is in the notch in the plate I 71.3 whichcorresponds with the ofhce for which an irregular vote is to be cast:Each l' of the vertical row-of pushes u'is provided with itscorresponding,interlocking slat, and

each slat is connected with a stop N1. The

operation of the push 'if (for- Congress# Aman) will cause thecorresponding stop N1 to be depressed, so than-,the handle r1 beingengaged in the notch in the plate 713 Which corresponds toCongressinan,-the printing mechanism can be operatedto print a name andan abbreviation for Congressman under each letter of the naine. ln asimilar manner the operation of the push in the rovvl ul opposite theroiv of pushes devoted tocandidates for governor, Will depress the stopN2, Fig. 16, which is so located as to engage. with the handle 11i whenit rests in the notch marked Governor in the platel 7b3. lWhen thehandle occupies this notch,l the Word Governor, or a suitableabbreviation, is presented by the type-WheelA H1 in position to print onthe paper El. The name of the preferred candidate is then `printed onthe paper, along with the Word Governor, by the voter, by operating-thelever r as already described.'

ln order to provide for positively returning the printing mechanismafter a printing operation, l attach a cam 04, Fig. 1.5, to thelifting-rod Q, andicause it to act on a sliding ,bar m3, which bearsagainst a stud or lug n4 ong the carriage L. When the rod Q rises, thebar m3 is forced toward the keyplate B, and'this movement 'returns theprinting mechanism positively to its normal position, and forces it awayfrom the paper.

e bar m3 is supported .at its rear end by i suitable guides, and it mayalso slide on the shaftfwhich carries the roll M. l

ln the niulticandidate group, each of the push-bars R10, R11 Fig. 19, atone side of the group, is provided with cams which operate a slat V9which interlocks With the irregular-vote printing-mechanism of the samehorizontal row of candidates, see Fig. 7, in whichan irregular-voteprinting mechanism is shown opposite each row of candidates for the sameoffice by the different political parties. This mechanism consists of aninterlocking-Slat, V9, Figs. 19land 20, which prevents the operation ofthe printing mechanism, as shown in Fig.

v 14, and which is provided with arms carrythe pushes u opposite the'multicandidateing the lugs V5 r6 Fig. 19, which are acted on .by theinclined surfaces S5 s on the pushbars R1", R11 Fig. .19. By thisconstruction, the irregular-vote printing-mechanism is interlocked withthe regular voting mechanism, the printing mechanism being provided witha lug m2, as in Fig. 14, which bears against the slat. In this case,

group may be omitted.

It Will also be understood that instead of printing, the irregular votemay be registered by perforating the paper, as is now practiced in someof the check-perforating I machines. It Will also be understood that thesliding bars, etc., may be arranged to be operated by a pull. When theirregular-vote printing-mechanism is .arranged opposite ,eve

of any suitable construction, and the voting mechanism proper may beused'in any suitable style of booth, and with any suitable inletmechanism. The irregular vote printing device may be constructed ininany dif-I ferent Ways, the fundamental'feature of enabling the voterto register the name of his preferred candidate, letter by letter, beingretained, and suitable interlocking mechanism being provided. Theinterlocking slats niay'be arranged to slide endwise, as indicated inFigs. 5 and 6, instead of being pivoted, and they may be placed eitherabove or below the push-bars. bars may be provided ivith'holes oropenings in which projections on the interlocking slats engage, orvice-versa. Any suitable counters may be used, and any suitable devicesemployed for imparting a step-by-step movement to the units disk.oranuinbered Wheel from the reciprocating p ush-bar. Any suitablelocking dogs or detents may be eniployed, to lock the push-bars againsta return movement, and the restoring mechanism may be altered b-ycausing the lifting rods to act directly on the push-bars, instead ofthrough the locking-dogs, as in the paarticular construction shown.ril`he straightticket mechanism may beomitted, or varied The pushsli inany suitable Way, so as to operate all the counters for the candidatesof any one political party from a single key or push operated by thevoter. The number of pushes for the candidates, and the vnumberof.political parties, may be varied to suit the requirements of anygiven election, and unnecessary or unused pushes may be covered by asuitable cap or other device, or they may be removed from the machine,The manner of supportl ing the various operativeparts may be va.

may be arranged in one, two, or more groups,-

in` c ach group a straight-ticket voting-mechanism being preferablyprovided. The construction of the interlocking devices of themulticandidate group or groups may also be variously modified'oraltered,the essential feature of the thickened rods being emp loyed, asindicated in Fig. 20, which is a viewof those parts located below theplane of line Z0-20, Fig. 19. If `desired the multicandidate mechanismmay bearranged. to lock any of the push-bars desired, the change ofarrangement being an obvious one Within the province of the skilledmechanic. The clock-mechanism may i be omitted, or variously modified.The connections between the turnstile and the rock-shaft of therestoring mechanism may be arranged in any suitable way. Any suitabledevice may be employed for yfeeding the paper of the irregular-votingmechanism,A and the paper may be fed eitherlengthwise or sidewise.v Theskilful constructor will readilyunderstand how he can varyfrom/ thepre-F cise indications of the machine herein described andillustrated,and secure the advantages ofthe simplicity and cheapness of constructionhereinbefore set forthl and represented.

I claim: L

l. The combination with the boothiof a voting machine, ,having akey-plate across one side carrying suitable vote-registering tancegreater than the length of the booth,

and adapted to slide over the ends of the booth, and a door-hinged toone edge of the end-wall of the booth, andadapted to close an opening inone end of the voting compartment when the machine is set up' and tofold inward between the booth and 4the inside of the compartment whenthe machine is collapsed, substantially as described.

3. The combination of the booth A of a vvoting machine, provided with asuitable key-plate B carrying vote-registering mechanisms, and providedwith the projecting ledges CZ al at the bottom of the opposite endsthereof, and the voting compartment, consisting of the side-wall a, theends b b1, and

roof c, collapsible on the booth with thel lower edges of the ends b 1in contact with the ledges Z d, substantially as described.

4. The combinationv with the booth con` vtaining t-he votingmechanism,.of .the voting compartment arranged to telescope upon thebooth and provided with a suitable door giving access to the votingmechanism, the turnstile removably located outside of and independentfrom the booth or compartment, a detachable arm connecting theturnsti'le'and booth at 'one' side ofthe door, and

theA detachable arm secured to the voting compar-tiii'enton the oppositeside of the door.

5. The combination of the booth of a" voting machine, havingvote-registering de- -vices arranged along one side thereof, thelvot-ing compartment C open on the side'towardthe booth and consisting ofthe roof c, the sidewall-rz and the two ends b '191, separated by agreaterdistance than the length of the booth, the door D, andthe'exterior 'turnstileE located at the outer end of a passage 'leading'to the door of the'voting compartment, and suitable connections be-vtween the turnstile'and the voting mechanism inthe booth, whereby suchmechanism is restored to normal position by the inlet movement of thet-urnstile, substantiallyv as described.

6. The combination, in a voting machine,

of a movable part adapt-ed to be Aoperated -by a voter, avote-registering device, a printing mechanism, for recording anirregular vote, and suitable interlocking mechanism between thevote-registering device and the printing mechanism, substantially asdescribed.

7. 'Ifhe combination, in al voting machine, of a series of movable partsadapted to be operated by a voter, a. corresponding series ofvote-registering devices, the straightticket voting device, whereby allthe registering devices may be actuated simultane ously, a printingmechanism for recording an ii'regularvote, and suitable interlockingmechanism, substantially as described.

8. .The combination with al key-plate, of a voting machine, supportingregular voteregistering mechanism, of an irregular vote printingmechanism, comprising the typewheel located behind the key-plate, thehandle for operating the Ytype-wheel..project-v ing through a slot inthe key-plate, the

notched and lettered plate Withwhich .the handle engages thepaper-supporting roll, suitable paper-feeding mechanism, and suit.- ableinterlocking mechanismv adapted to prevent a voter from voting regularlyvand printing anirregular vote, substantiallyas described. i

9. The combination with the resetting mechanismof a voting machine, ofthe eX- terior vturnstile E, shaft g', post4 y', pipe if, and suitableconcealedv connections between the shaft-and the resetting mechanism,sub

Ystantialiy asY describedfm 10. The combination with thepushi-blar R,

-provided with` lug .01, of vthe counter S,

and the pivoted locking dog U, substantially as described. l

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